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Monaghan GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
Have we got the most uncompetitive championship in Ireland? Was in Clones today and the amount of neutrals leaving with 15 minutes to go was noticeable. Truagh supporters there hoping for a miracle. Terrible stuff when you see the scenes in other championships around the country.
Monaghansclown (National) - 18/10/2026 22:42:36
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The GAA - Financial And Marketing - 3 Like(s)
Replying To Seniorleague: "But why shouldnt they be able to play wherever they like?
Theyre free men,with the right to choose what they do with themselves, aren't they,or do freedom and choice for GAA players only count when a professional contract with the AFL is involved?" I'm long enough knocking around GAA circles to know there's no point arguing with somebody who throws out the "should be able to play wherever you want" line.
All I'll say is that the GAA is a community organisation as well as a sporting one, and is inextricably linked to pride of place in a way none other is. And remember, if you rip that up - there's no guarantee anybody will ever want to play for your own club at all.
Pikeman96 (National) - 18/10/2026 21:44:59
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To puglerdaly: "Delighted to see the Gael's winning and stalwarts like Tommy Doyle and Derek McNicholas get a county title. Raharney's shooting in first half was their downfall. It was disappointing for Westmeath hurling though to see 3 poor finals over the weekend." Great for the Gaels. Noel Conaty,Derek,Jogger,Philly Reilly all great stalwards for coub and county.It wasnt a great game, Raharneys shooting left them down but that wont worry the Gaels who have played better and lost but the 24 year old wait and 7 county finals lost will make this sweet.
jobber (National) - 18/10/2026 17:18:45
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Galway Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Saturday was a brilliant game , and no offence to Clarinbridge , but I think most neutrals have loved the Tommy Larkins fairytale this year. Crowd was good and the weather added to it . But I think people really over think some of these decisions of Double headers etc .People give out if its a double header in Gort, give out if its not in Kenny Park , just enjoy the games . The streams have added value to all the games for people who cant make them , and its obviously added to the County Boards revenue which is a good thing for us all. Lets hope the weather holds for two weeks time and we see a brilliant game.
puckemhard (National) - 19/10/2026 08:47:49
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Left Full: "Congrats to LLG, but it was one of the worst county finals in terms of quality for a long long time. The Gaels wont mind though & good luck to them in Leinster. Hurling in the county is not in a good place." I would strongly disagree with that, Turin, Plunketts and Lough Lene Gaels winning county titles is great for the county. The game itself wasn't the best spectacle but not all finals are. Hurling at underage level is going well and I believe we will see that at u20 county level over the next few years.
Dheen (National) - 18/10/2026 21:50:58
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To tommyc: "A great county final. Brigids still the kingpins but Pearses will have regrets. The €25 charge and no OAP price left a very sour taste in my mouth. Extremely bad form. I go to county finals in other counties and none treat their hard pressed GAA members in this way. Brigids are great champions and will represent us well but I stand by the comment a made some weeks ago that we have the least competitive club championship of the ones I go to with Brigids and Pearses a good bit ahead of the chasing pack. All other counties I go to have at least four clubs with a realistic chance of winning. Hopefully that changes and so does the county board price committees" It's three, Boyle are at a similar level to Pearses. They should have won that semi in normal time. I would agree that Brigids, Pearses and Boyle are a cut above everyone else. But if they Gaels get their house in order and continue to bring those young lads through they should be aiming to break into that top 3.
FullOfPorter (National) - 18/10/2026 18:43:29
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To RamblingHen: "I agree,Shandonagh have a very solid half back line. There's a difference between having a solid half-back line and dealing with a half-forward line that can genuinely win a game. Milltown's half-forwards have the potential to cause Shandonagh serious problems, and I think that's one of the key battles in this final." The Shandonagh half back line have been putting up big scores all year, maybe they will have more to do defensively on Sunday but Milltown will be conscious of stopping Scully, Treanor, Carr and Scahill from getting goals. Shandonagh midfield the key to victory, Faughnan and Conlon are a fine mobile pairing
Claretandblue (National) - 19/10/2026 12:51:13
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To eddieSize5Balls: "If you play in the AFL you'd be living in a big city most likely.
Dont get me started on the NFL.
You can make millions there.
There's nothing to do in donegal for young people. There's a reason everyone leaves.
Irish people love begrudging others.
We are narrow minded." I'm not begrudging him the opportunity to go try his hand at something, but honestly as a lifelong Donegal GAA fan, It does sicken me to see AFL or North American GAA scouts coming over here luring our up and coming talent away while we are trying to mount a serious challenge for the All Ireland.
I don't buy the "There is nothing to do in Donegal for young people", there are loads of career opportunities, loads of outdoor sports and activities on our doorstep in Donegal if someone is driven.
Commodore (National) - 19/10/2026 10:23:49
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The GAA - Financial And Marketing - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Pikeman96: "I'm long enough knocking around GAA circles to know there's no point arguing with somebody who throws out the "should be able to play wherever you want" line.
All I'll say is that the GAA is a community organisation as well as a sporting one, and is inextricably linked to pride of place in a way none other is. And remember, if you rip that up - there's no guarantee anybody will ever want to play for your own club at all." You join some organisation, you operate within the rules of that organisation.
Seanfan (National) - 19/10/2026 10:01:01
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To greyhound: "Some great news stories in Wicklow this week
Well done to the tailteann cups team of the year winners and well done to An Tochar too
A point that won't be made on here by the experts is well done to the underage coaches who helped both sides in their success
Obviously well done to An Tochar internally on raring such a fine footballing side but also well done to the garden county academy and the Wicklow underage set ups.
Tochar providing players to the county the past decade has benefited both themselves and Wicklow. A great template
Someone pointed out to me too that that the tailteann team was full of players who came through the academy too
The keyboard warriors will be sick" Good to read you input.
I'd imagine that most of the work which resulted in An Tóchar's victory against Blessington is predominantly due to the club's coaching structures, however, I agree their players benefits from playing with the county especially under the current management team and experience of playing in big games for the county team. It might encourage players from other clubs to join county setups.
Personally, I think our senior football team benefits from an external management team as I don't think there are enough good managers-coaches within the county to do the same job. My reason for stating this opinion is our underage teams are underperforming and have underperformed at minor and u-20 level in recent years. The last good minor/u-20 team was the team managed by Kevin O'Brien containing Kevin Quinn, Matthew Ging, Eoin Darcy, Malachy Stones etc who are now performing so well at club and county level. Since then, we've struggled at minor and u-20 level. People including me, question leaving a head of development in place when our underage teams have been underperforming and continues to underperform in the Leinster championship.
wicklowsupport (National) - 19/10/2026 09:50:02
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
My senior club team of the year. Some might appear in unusual positions but in modern football especially under the new rules players covers a lot of ground.
Conor Carroll (Brigids) another steady club championship for the Roscommon number 1
Pearse Frost (Brigids) one of best performing defenders in this year's championship and put his hands up for more minutes under Mark Dowd next year.
Caelim Keogh (Pearses) really starting to establish himself as a top defender now for club and county
David Murray (Pearses) in a year he called time on his county career he remains a model of consistency and leader for his club and popped up with 3 goals over the campaign.
Jack Nevin (Pearses) the former forward has really showed well at wing half back and scored impressive 2-7 and set up many more scores.
Brian Stack (Brigids) tough year for him with injuries. When it came to knock out football he once again led by example
Ronan Daly (Pearses) Mr dependable for his club and great leadership he provided in wins against Glaveys and Boyle
Niall Heneghan (Glaveys) stood out in every game for his club MOTM v Pearses. Next step is surely promotion to senior county level
Senan Lambe (Ros Gaels) his club had disappointing exit but no fault to Senan who had a surpeb year for Roscommon seniors and his club.
Colm Neary (Strokestown) pound for pound arguably the best footballer in this county. Certainly deserve his place in my team of the year
Dara Curran (Castlerea) lit up the early stages of the championship and his display v Oran was one of the best individual performances during this championship
Ruaidhri Fallon (Brigids) rarely underperforms for his club and played a captains role this year.
Ben O'Carroll (Brigids) great to see Ben back in top form. Top scorer in the club championship with 3-33.
Donie Smith (Boyle) another that called time on his county career who remains consistent at club level and scored 2-29 during this championship.
Conor Hand (Brigids) joy to watch pace to burn and such intelligent footballer. 3-15 he scored and created loads of other scores.
Others I considered
Goalkeepers Niall Curley (Strokestown) Paul Whelan (Pearses)
Defenders Tim Gibbons (Strokestown) Oisin Cregg (Boyle) Cormac Regan (Oran) Mark Richardson and Keelan Kelly (Pearses) Robbie Dolan
Midfielders Declan Kenny (Pearses) Mark Daly (Brigids) Tom Corcoran (Strokestown) Ultan Harney (Clann)
Forwards Ciaran Murtagh (Faithleachs) Paul Carey and Eoin Colleran (Pearses) Shane McGinley (Strokestown) Rory Carthy (Roscommon Gaels) Darragh Walsh (Oran) and Cathal Heneghan (Glaveys)
My player of the championship - Ben O'Carroll
Young player of the year - Dara Curran
The_analyser (National) - 19/10/2026 00:32:53
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To McGuirk1985@: "15 points the difference, might as well of stayed on the bus" focus of the junior appeal with DRA weighed heavily on the seniors preparation
farneygael3 (National) - 18/10/2026 22:39:15
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To greyhound: "Some great news stories in Wicklow this week
Well done to the tailteann cups team of the year winners and well done to An Tochar too
A point that won't be made on here by the experts is well done to the underage coaches who helped both sides in their success
Obviously well done to An Tochar internally on raring such a fine footballing side but also well done to the garden county academy and the Wicklow underage set ups.
Tochar providing players to the county the past decade has benefited both themselves and Wicklow. A great template
Someone pointed out to me too that that the tailteann team was full of players who came through the academy too
The keyboard warriors will be sick" Not many keyboard warriors on here, in my opinion. There are many on here who express their opinions on many things, and that is what a forum is supposed to exist for. There has been some criticism on here about the fruits of our academy over the years and, in truth, most of them are pretty underwhelmed by the results from the academy, in the main. Fact, we are way behind the top counties at juvenile up to u20 level. That is an unarguable fact. We are in pool 3 in most draws. Us, Carlow, Wexford Waterford and Kilkenny, if they enter. I have watched many juvenile matches over the last few years due mainly to the fact that my grandchildren and those of my friends were playing. And, the successful teams are those where the actual clubs are putting Trojan efforts into coaching, training etc. So, sorry if you feel that these comments make me a "keyboard warrior". And by the way, I welcome your contribution to the forum. I would love to see more interaction on here so we can gauge the sentiments of more Gaels throughout the county.
Freethinker (National) - 18/10/2026 14:58:06
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To jobber: "Great for the Gaels. Noel Conaty,Derek,Jogger,Philly Reilly all great stalwards for coub and county.It wasnt a great game, Raharneys shooting left them down but that wont worry the Gaels who have played better and lost but the 24 year old wait and 7 county finals lost will make this sweet." Dan Higgins worthy of a shout out too, underrated hurler who rarely gets beaten by his man and has given great service.
Claretandblue (National) - 18/10/2026 18:23:45
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Dodgy_Pass: "Given they threw away huge leads in both the quarter and semi final, even the veracity of that statement is in question. Annaduff further down the road with some better youth. Dromahair have last years U20 B and this year U17 B winners to build on. Poor standard of a game overall. Big gap between top end of IFC and Senior" As I correctly predicted annaduff won comfortable. Thank you everyone for realising how on the pulse I am here. Thanks so millions.
bláthach (National) - 18/10/2026 18:19:30
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Roscommon GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
A great county final. Brigids still the kingpins but Pearses will have regrets. The €25 charge and no OAP price left a very sour taste in my mouth. Extremely bad form. I go to county finals in other counties and none treat their hard pressed GAA members in this way. Brigids are great champions and will represent us well but I stand by the comment a made some weeks ago that we have the least competitive club championship of the ones I go to with Brigids and Pearses a good bit ahead of the chasing pack. All other counties I go to have at least four clubs with a realistic chance of winning. Hopefully that changes and so does the county board price committees
tommyc (National) - 18/10/2026 18:10:42
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Sligo GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Well done to.naomh eoin winning the senior hurling title today against the reigning champions easkey. Such a close game two very evenly matches sides. Naomh eoin looked hungrier and deserved their win. Naomh eoin lost robert o kelly lynch to injury after last weeks football final but still managed to get over the line today, with four of roberts brothers playing a massive role along with their Dad Bill on the sideline. Im sure Easkey will be disappointed but wont begrudge naomh eoin their victory
Charliepace (National) - 18/10/2026 17:42:18
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To farneygael3: "Scotstown win in third gear. Margin is irrelevant full focus on Ulster started 2 weeks ago" Don't think they got out of 2nd
Monaghanmad123 (National) - 18/10/2026 17:32:38
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To leitrimlad15: "Dromahair at no good unless defending a lead. Very defensive and mundane" Given they threw away huge leads in both the quarter and semi final, even the veracity of that statement is in question. Annaduff further down the road with some better youth. Dromahair have last years U20 B and this year U17 B winners to build on. Poor standard of a game overall. Big gap between top end of IFC and Senior
Dodgy_Pass (National) - 18/10/2026 17:12:14
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Another handy championship for scotstown
McGuirk1985@ (National) - 18/10/2026 16:46:27
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